By Someonewise 
Knowledge and achievement should ideally deepen humility, but they can sometimes produce superiority instead.
Knowing more than another person does not make that person less worthy of respect. Knowledge is situational—someone may know more in one field and far less in another. Experience, judgment, character, and wisdom cannot always be measured by who has the latest expertise.
The troubling shift is when “I know more” quietly becomes “I am more.” Appreciation reinforces confidence, confidence becomes pride, and pride can turn into entitlement: people look up to me, therefore I no longer need to look up to anyone.
But genuine confidence and respect are not opposites. A truly knowledgeable person can disagree strongly, recognize another person’s limitations, and still treat them with dignity. In fact, the ability to remain respectful when you know more is often a better demonstration of maturity than the knowledge itself.
I would only be cautious about attributing this entirely to the newer generation. Social media, early recognition, flatter hierarchies, and a culture of personal branding may make overconfidence more visible today, but arrogance after success—or even before success—is hardly new. What may have changed is how openly it is displayed and rewarded.
A powerful way of expressing your central thought would be: “Knowledge tells you what you know. Wisdom reminds you how much you don’t. Character determines how you treat those who know less than you.